ISLAMABAD :Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif left on Saturday for the United Kingdom where he will attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II and meet his elder brother and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif before flying to the United States to participate in the the 77th Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA).

At the invitation of the British government, the prime minister, during his visit to UK, will represent Pakistan at the state funeral of late Queen Elizabeth II in London on September 19, the Foreign Office Spokesperson said in a press release.